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Originally Posted by Thor
For me its always been not the exact amount of hours worked that matters when I think about the "hard" aspect of teaching, but for how much emotional investment and drain these people have to deal with when dealing with kids.
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These appeals to emotion aren't a good way to drive public policy. There are all sorts of important jobs I couldn't do. I couldn't be an air traffic controller. I'm sure it's highly stressful knowing that if you screw up, hundreds of people will hurtle to their certain and violent deaths. That doesn't mean they necessarily deserve to get paid enormous sums of money. Or that I'd be happy with collectively bargained agreements that saw airports shut down at noon every Friday so those vital and hard-working air traffic controllers could enjoy some relaxation and quality time with their families. We should compensate air traffic controllers well enough that you can attract and keep qualified people. Just like any job in the private sector.